Author - TOI TRINH

Cannabis has been used for treatment and medication of various conditions and diseases. Parkinson’s disease is not left out in this list of conditions that cannabis is used for medication. It is used to reduce symptoms of this condition for instance sleep problems, tremors, anxiety and depression.
Cannabis and sleep problems in people with Parkinson’s disease
Patients with Parkinson’s disease often experience insomnia and sleep-related problems. Cannabis has been widely used to treat sleep problems. Patients who take cannabis report that [...]

Cancer is malignant growth of abnormal cells caused by uncontrolled cell division. The disease can attack any part of the body apart from the nail and hair.
Rick Simpson Oil abbreviated as ‘RSO’ is an extract of cannabis strains particularly sativa dominant strains (High in THC & CBN) used to cure cancer. The Rick Simpson oil is named after the oil inventor, a medical cannabis activist that discovered cannabis’ potent healing power on cancer. His discovery was after battling basal [...]

Cannabis was highly valued in the past because of its many uses. The negativity of the
plant was attached to it in the modern days. Cannabis was not perceived as a threat both
socially and economically.
Use of cannabis for medicinal purposes
Cannabis was used to preserve one’s health by managing the mental and physical health
of individuals. For women, it was used to reduce pain during childbirth and to treat
menstrual disorders such as menstrual irregularities and cramps. It was also used to treat
wounds. [...]

Insomnia is a dyssomnia describing constant inability to initiate and maintain sleep. Cannabis is a multiplex drug with a vast number of effects, some of which have medical value. Cannabis contains chemical compounds known as cannabinoid. The major cannabinoid present in cannabis is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (Cannabidiol). These cannabinoid imitates the activity of chemicals naturally found in our body known as ‘endocannabinoid’. Endocannabinoids are chemical compounds with biological pathways that make up the body’s endocannabinoid system which is [...]

There is a slight yet enormous difference in the marijuana strains on the basis of their morphology, mode of action, desired effects and side effects. Their genetic profiles make each strain unique. The cannabinoid content of different strains of marijuana is also associated to their geographical origins thus different marijuana strains have different effects.
In view of their morphology;
Indica plant size is short and bushy while the sativa plant is long & thin.
Cannabis indica thrives in warm climatic conditions while [...]

Anxiety is classified among a group of psychological disorders that render the patient in the state of stress and fear, which maybe with or without a cause. Worrying and fearing for most of the time in a day makes a person hysterical. Several allopathic as well as eastern medicine ways have been devised to cure this form of mental illness, but not many of them are a hundred percent effective. It is important to know that a generalized anxiety [...]